Injustice, Justice: Are These Abstractions?
Matthew Fox
September 11, 2020
We have been meditating for weeks on a foundational question: What does it mean to be human? To answer the question, we have put on
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Eckhart on Justice, the Yang Dimension to Compassion
Matthew Fox
September 10, 2020
We have been meditating on Eckhart’s profound teachings on the Yin dimension to Compassion, the mystical expression. Now let us consider his teachings of the
Further Thoughts from Eckhart on Soul & Compassion
Matthew Fox
September 9, 2020
What if Eckhart is right, and the very meaning of “soul” is compassion? Soul then becomes a verb, a deed, more than a noun or a
A Stunning Teaching from Eckhart: Soul as Compassion
Matthew Fox
September 8, 2020
In Eckhart’s Sermon, “The Soul as an Ocean,” he lays out profound teachings about compassion. He ends his sermon in search of the meaning of
The Fetal Waters of Compassion: Eckhart on the Yin Side of Compassion
Matthew Fox
September 7, 2020
One of the most moving sermons ever preached by Meister Eckhart is about the yin side of compassion. I call it: “Compassion is an Ocean—the
Compassion is Justice
Matthew Fox
September 6, 2020
“Compassion means justice.” That is the ancient teaching about compassion. The prophets of Israel insisted on the union of compassion and justice, as does Meister
Two Sides to Compassion: The Yin and the Yang
Matthew Fox
September 5, 2020
In the Jewish tradition, compassion is recognized as “the secret name for God.” One might say that Jesus let the secret out of the bag
Compassion: Another “C” that Defines Our Humanity – continued
Matthew Fox
September 4, 2020
We are addressing the foundational question: “What does it mean to be human?” by invoking the “10 C’s” of the creation spirituality lineage. Up to
Compassion: Another “C” Naming What It Means to be Human
Matthew Fox
September 3, 2020
We are exploring an overall question the last few months: “What does it mean to be human?” The great rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel addresses our
